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HILLARY ESSIEN

Hillary Essien is a reporter with Peoples Gazette focusing on special reports and critical national news. She is a lawyer with 2 years of writing and reporting. Prior to working with The Gazette, Hillary served as an administrative assistant at a non-profit organisation focused on food security for children of low income households.She is on Twitter @Hillary_essien
March 25, 2021

New York reaches deal on marijuana to rake in billions, create jobs

If the legislation is approved, the state will become the 15th in the U.S. to legalise recreational marijuana use.

Governor Andrew Cuomo
March 25, 2021

New Zealand passes law to pay maternal leave, bereavement allowances

The law gives employees three days leave when a pregnancy ends with a stillbirth without them having to take sick leave.

New Zealand Parliament
March 25, 2021

Don’t come to America, Joe Biden tells Nigerians, other nationals

“I can say quite clearly: don’t come over,” Mr Biden said in an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, aired on March 17.

Joe Biden
March 25, 2021

Environmental pollution responsible for shrinking human penis: Expert

The study was carried out by examining 185 studies involving close to 45,000 healthy men.

Photo used to illustrate the story
March 25, 2021

Nigerians need NDLEA drugs-test certificates to enter eight countries: Marwa

The list released on Wednesday included Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Brazil, Pakistan, the Philippines and Russia.

March 25, 2021

Oando directors’ removal: Court sanctions Securities and Exchange Commission

The presiding judge, Lewis Allagoa, dismissed the regulator’s preliminary objection and granted all the reliefs sought by the shareholders in the ruling.

March 25, 2021

Buhari should dissociate himself from Boko Haram, killer herdsmen: Bishop Wale Oke

“He should tell his kinsmen, the Fulani, to stop the mindless killings currently (going) on in the country.”

March 24, 2021

Court extends NIN registration deadline by two months

Peoples Gazette had reported previous moves from December 30 to January 19, then February 9, and another eight-week extension scheduled for April 6.

Isa Pantami
March 24, 2021

Dangote Cement rakes in N276 billion profit as sales soar despite pandemic

The company reported an increase of 37.7 per cent in its profit after tax for the 2020 financial year, compared to N200.52 billion it raked in 2019.

Aliko Dangote
March 23, 2021

McLaren signs 13-year-old Nigerian-American Ugo Ugochukwu

“We’ve been watching Ugo’s progress with interest.”

Ugo Ugochukwu